W.o.o.t.s.

Cucumber by Stephen Fowler from Marshall High School Published in the 2006-2007 WITS Anthology Mostly What I’m Made Of Chillin’ with my homies on the vine. Talking to the ladies minding my own business. Dude come up. Gave him an uppercut. Left jab right jab and rip he took me from the vine just like [...]

First Kiss by Sarah Engels from Metropolitan Learning Center Published in the 2006-2007 WITS Anthology Mostly What I’m Made Of Long and awkward. The two best words to describe my first real kiss. We had arrived at my house from a terrible action/futuristic movie, and the boy and I were still in his car. The [...]

Respect by Dylan Grimsrud from Open Meadows Published in the 2006-2007 WITS Anthology Mostly What I’m Made Of I respect skills If the writer’s real And expresses how they feel I respect efforts that aren’t futile I respect throw up when it’s not a slew of bile I respect unhappy people when they smile And [...]

Where the Hell is Everyone? by Karla Hernandez from LISTOS Published in the 2006-2007 WITS Anthology Mostly What I’m Made Of A strange thing happened to me on the way to school. Everything was normal. Like any other day I got ready, waited for the Max. When I got on, I noticed that everyone on [...]

Rude People by Anastasia Polyakov from Madison High School Published in the 2006-2007 WITS Anthology Mostly What I’m Made Of Rude people are metal grating on metal. They are the times you leave and forget that one thing. Like sitting on the bus next to a five-pack-a-day smoker. Rude people are the rip you find [...]

Writers in the Schools (WITS) is a comprehensive program that cultivates young writers and supports Oregon authors through semester-long writing residencies in the Portland public high schools. WITS employs poets, fiction writers, essayists and playwrights to engage students in reading and writing across the curriculum. WITS offers a host of literary services including: –15-day writing [...]